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BESTSELLERS in EDUCATION Shop All Education Books.HARLOWE is a new adult contemporary read about obsession, pining, love, and friendship with all their complexity. I would add warnings for underage drinking and illicit drug use/abuse.įinal verdict: THE LOVE SONG OF IVY K. I would have appreciated more depth to some of the other characters to really give a fuller picture of who they are and their role in Andie's life and a shorter lead in to the second half of the book, which is where things really begin to take on a new feeling. There are definitely a lot of unhealthy relationships in the book. The only characters I really felt I got to know were Dot and Ivy, as they are the ones that Andie obsesses over - but who really is Andie aside from someone who loves Ivy? I think this is a question that Andie is also asking herself by the end. What left me wanting more: I had a lot of trouble with the level of obsession Andie has, and the way the first half of the story is just a constant love letter to someone who can never love her back with a heavy dose of pining and angst. Andie has a lot to learn about herself and her intense obsession, and we slowly begin to see her realize things along the way, even if they are slow to change. I appreciated the diversity in cast and the way the fallout from the event (not specifying to avoid spoilers, as I definitely did not see it coming) was handled was really intriguing. What I loved: The second half of the book, after THE EVENT, was a much more heartfelt piece that took the reader on a deeper and thought-provoking journey. Andie's life, which entirely revolves around Ivy - even when she has a real girlfriend, is becoming complicated the more that Dot is around and her notions about Ivy are in question. Even more surprising is the way Dot just keeps showing up - and Ivy keeps letting her. She seems like a baby gay, so Andie is surprised when Ivy takes her home one night. That is, until Dot, a seventeen year old high school student, comes along. In Andie's mind, everyone loves Ivy, but no one can have a real connection with her the way Andie does, since Ivy never stays with anyone long enough to form such a connection. She never seems to have any issues finding a woman to take home every day. Andie is hopelessly in love with her best friend, Ivy, who hooks up with someone new every night. Instead, she works during the day and spends the nights partying with her friends - really, it's one friend, her best friend. Andie is 19 years old and not going to college. HARLOWE is a new adult read about love, pining, and friendship.

The love song of ivy k harlowe